1 Corinthians 10:28

But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof:

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
But	δέ de	G1161	but · conjunction
if	ἐὰν ean	G1437	a conditional particle · conditional particle
man	τις tis	G5100	some or any person or object · indefinite pronoun — nominative singular masculine
say	εἴπῃ· eipē	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular
you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
This	τοῦτο toûto	G5124	that thing
is	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
idols	εἰδωλόθυτον eidōlóthyton	G1494	an image-sacrifice
eat	ἐσθίετε esthiete	G2068	used only in certain tenses · verb — present active imperative, 2nd person plural
not	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
for	δι᾽ di᾽	G1223	through (in very wide applications · preposition
that	ἐκεῖνον ekeinon	G1565	that one (or (neuter) thing) · demonstrative pronoun — accusative singular masculine
it	μηνύσαντα mēnusanta	G3377	to disclose (through the idea of mental effort and thus… · verb — aorist active participle, accusative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
sake	συνείδησιν· suneidēsin	G4893	co-perception · noun — accusative singular feminine
for	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
earth	γῆ gē	G1093	soil · noun — nominative singular feminine
Lord’s	κυρίου kuriou	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
fulness	πλήρωμα plērōma	G4138	repletion or completion · noun — nominative singular neuter
thereof	αὐτῆς. autēs	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular feminine

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Cross-references

1 Corinthians 8:10-13 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened t…
Romans 14:15 But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
1 Corinthians 8:7 Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol…
1 Corinthians 10:26 For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.
Psalms 115:16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
Jeremiah 27:5-6 I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto…
Matthew 6:31-32 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Exodus 9:29 And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, nei…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 10:23–end

In this passage the apostle shows in what instances, notwithstanding, Christians might lawfully eat what had been sacrificed to idols. They must not eat it out of religious respect to the idol, nor go into his temple, and hold a feast there, upon what they knew was an idol-sacrifice; nor perhaps out of the temple, if they knew it was a feast held upon a sacrifice, but there were cases wherein they might without sin eat what had been offered. Some such the apostle here enumerates. - But, I. He gives a caution against abusing our liberty in lawful things. That may be lawful which is not expedient, which will not edify. A Christian must not barely consider what is lawful, but what is expedient,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 10:28

if any man--a weak Christian at table, wishing to warn his brother. offered in sacrifice unto idols--The oldest manuscripts omit "unto idols." At a heathen's table the expression, offensive to him, would naturally be avoided. for conscience' sake--not to cause a stumbling-block to the conscience of thy weak brother (Co1 8:10-12). for the earth is the Lord's, &c.--not in the oldest manuscripts.

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 10:28

This is offered in sacrifice unto idols - While they were not apprized of this circumstance they might lawfully eat; but when told that the flesh set before them had been offered to an idol, then they were not to eat, for the sake of his weak conscience who pointed out the circumstance. For the apostle still takes it for granted that even the flesh offered in sacrifice to an idol might be eaten innocently at any private table, as in that case they were no longer in danger of being partakers with devils, as this was no idol festival. For the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof - This whole clause, which appears also in Co1 10:26, is wanting here in ABCDEFGH, several others, the Syri…

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John Gill

The Church Fathers

If the creature is defiled by a mere word, as the apostle teaches, "But if any one say, This is offered in sacrifice to idols, you must not touch it," much more when it is polluted by the dress, and rites, and pomp of what is offered to the gods.
— Tertullian, De Corona

"But if any man say unto you, This hath been offered in sacrifice unto idols; eat not, for his sake that showed it." Thus it is not at all for any power that they have but as accursed, that he bids abstain from them. Neither then, as though they could injure you, fly from them, (for they have no strength;) nor yet, because they have no strength, indifferently partake: for it is the table of beings hostile and degraded. Wherefore he said, "eat not for his sake that showed it, and for conscience sake. For the earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof." Seest thou how both when he bids them eat and when they must abstain, he brings forward the same testimony? "For I do not forbid," saith he, "for this cause as though they belonged to others: ("for the earth is the Lord's:") but for the reason I mentioned, for conscience sake; i.e., that it may not be injured." Ought one therefore to inquire scrupulously? "Nay" saith he "for I said not thy conscience, but his. For I have already said, 'for his sake that showed it.'" And again, v. 29, "Conscience, I say, not thine own, but the other's."
— John Chrysostom, Homily on 1 Corinthians 25

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Dictionary and topics

Entertain — Entertainments, “feasts,” were sometimes connected with a public festival (Deut. 16:11, 14), and accompanied by offerings (1 Sam. 9:13), in token of alliances (Gen. 26:30); sometimes in connection…
Charitableness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Commandments · PRECEPTS OF PAUL. EXPLICITLY STATED OR IMPLIED IN DIDACTIC EPISTLES — PRECEPTS OF PAUL. EXPLICITLY STATED OR IMPLIED IN DIDACTIC EPISTLES
Conscience · Of others, not to be offended — Of others, not to be offended
Evil · APPEARANCE OF, TO BE AVOI — APPEARANCE OF, TO BE AVOI
Expediency · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Idolatry · Accompanied by feasts — Accompanied by feasts
Prudence · 5:25,26;7:6; — 5:25,26;7:6;
Temptation · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Toleration · Religions — Religions

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Corinthians 10:28

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 10:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 10:28

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 10:28

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Corinthians 10:28

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 10:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 10:28

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 10:28

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 10:25–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Corinthians 10:27-29